playgirl
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of playgirl
Example Sentences
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New York playgirl Holly Golightly puzzles a writer who lives in her building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2020
Elvira de la Fuente Chaudoir, the playgirl daughter of a Peruvian diplomat, tended her elaborate coiffure, hung out in clubs and concocted fake conversations with eminent British military officers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2012
To focus only on Margaret's behavior as an errant playgirl in the early decades of her life without further examining her full career reeks of tabloid journalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Julie Christie's stunning presence enhances this ironic tale of a jet-set playgirl who finds that the road to ruin leads straight to the top.
From Time Magazine Archive
Edda Ciano, daughter of Mussolini and ranking prewar playgirl of Fascist Italy, was anticipating a tidy windfall: the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
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